Newton, KS ·
OSHA Injury Report: NMC Health
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at NMC Health in 600 Medical Center Drive, Newton, KS 67114 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Tech in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- NMC Health
- Parent company
- Newton Healthcare Corporation
- Street
- 600 Medical Center Drive
- City
- Newton
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67114
- On-site location
- Operating Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Cleaning up the operating room.
What happened
Sustained small scratch on right hand while cleaning up after a surgical case. Hand contacted a veress needle that was in the surgical drapes.
Injury or illness
Small scratch on right hand.
Object or substance involved
Veress needle.
Summary line
Cleaning up after a surgical procedure. Right hand contacted a Veress needle in the drape.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Surgical Tech
- SOC code
- 29-2055: Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 1,090
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,195,580
- EIN
- 481040759
- Establishment ID
- 1064166
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:23
- Time of incident
- 09:45
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-07
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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